Vespers (1616)/ Various - Vespers (1616)Following the international success of their first album on Resonus, Venice 1629, Jamie Savan with his acclaimed period group The Gonzaga Band continue their exploration of lesser known music in the Venetian orbit. Here they uncover a forgotten masterpiece by Amadio Freddi, maestro di cappella of Treviso Cathedral during Monteverdi's tenure at St Mark's in Venice. Luminous vocal textures and sparkling instrumental writing, together with harmonic

This sonata sounds to me like a portrait of the 1920s

the English National Opera

Kullberg is supported by the BBC Philharmonic

encompassing each track's evolutionary changes throughout the band's years of live performances while allowing the original melodies and songwriting to shine through

then introduces strangely growled vocals beneath a barrage of other sounds

with the master's advice to those who want their keyboards to sing

This world premiere recording of Ethiopia's Shadow in America traces the American experience of enslaved Africans

including all three self-released tapes and four previously unheard songs

Peter Davison s first series as the Fifth Doctor in a limited edition Eight-disc box set

born of "the struggle to keep a flickering candle lit in a very dark space

Arthur Smith plays fiddle

American Love Story is a rock opera - a "love story about hate